Live Transmissions from Uranus

Infobox Album | Name = Live Transmissions From Uranus
Type = live
Artist = Man or Astro-man?

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Recorded = November 19, 1994
Released = 1995
Genre = Surf rock
Length = 47:55
Label = One Louder Records, Homo Habilis (HH101LP),
Touch and Go Records (re-issue)
Producer = Jim Marrer and Birdstuff (Brian Teasley)
Reviews = Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fxfpxqyhld6e link]
Last album = "Welcome to the Sonic Space Age" (1995)
This album = "Live Transmissions From Uranus" (1995)
Next album = "Project Infinity" (1995)

"Live Transmissions From Uranus!!" is a full-length album released by the surf rock group Man or Astro-man?. It was recorded live at the Covered Dish in Gainesville, Florida on November 19, 1994. [as per CD jacket] It was available on CD and on standard, black vinyl through Homo Habilis records. It was also released on CD and as a limited 12" picture disc through One Louder records in the UK. It was later reissued through the Chicago-based label Touch and Go Records. [ [http://www.zerotec.com/astroman/Pages/Discography/Trans.html www.zerotec.com Coming Soon! ] ] Design by Art Chantry, and cover photos by Kyle Scott.

Track listing

# "Intro Sample" (from The Leech Woman) - 1:00
# "Transmissions from Uranus" - 2:23
# "Time Bomb" (Avengers VI) - 1:57
# "Special Agent Conrad Uno" - 3:07
# "Sferic Waves" - 2:42
# "Destination Venus" (The Rezillos) - 4:21
# "Name of Numbers" - 1:27
# "A Mouthful of Exhaust" - 2:43
# "Cowboy Playing Bombora" (The Original Surfaris) - 4:19
# "Mystery Science Theater 3000 Love Theme" (Hodgson, Weinstein, Erikson) - 2:16
# "Gargantua's Last Stand" - 2:13
# "Surfari" (The Original Surfaris) - 1:58
# "Rovers" - 3:25
# "Manta Ray" (The Pixies) - 2:15
# "Man from F.U.C.K. Y.O.U." (Jerry Goldsmith) - 1:32
# "Eric Estrotica" - 3:22
# "Nitrous Burnout" - 5:54

Line Up [Line up and instrumentation taken directly from record sleeve]

*Birdstuff: Mike hits and stick dropping
*Captain Zeno: Anti-rhythm guitar, wrong bass lines, and broken organ
*Coco the Electronic Monkey Wizard: Botched samples and unintonated bass

References